曾幾何時

Chinese

		(refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past (refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past; before; once; great-grand (father)	how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost	carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (曾幾何時)		曾	幾	何	時
simp. (曾几何时)		曾	几	何	时

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): céngjǐhéshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cang⁴ gei² ho⁴ si⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: céngjǐhéshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: céngjǐhéshíh
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻêng²-chi³-ho²-shih²
    • Yale: tséng-jǐ-hé-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tserngjiihershyr
    • Palladius: цэнцзихэши (cɛnczixɛši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cang⁴ gei² ho⁴ si⁴
    • Yale: chàhng géi hòh sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsang⁴ gei² ho⁴ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceng⁴ géi² ho⁴ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ kei̯³⁵ hɔː²¹ siː²¹/

Idiom

曾幾何時

1. (prescriptive) before long
2. (often proscribed) in the past; once